By Jennifer Wing Holidays are about getting together with family and friends, celebrating the season and each other. They also are a time of remembering loved ones we’ve lost and honoring their memories through traditions and talk of seasons past....
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Coming full-circle: Ophelia’s Place founder to retire
By Ashley M. Casey Associate Editor MaryEllen Clausen first announced her retirement from Ophelia’s Place more than 10 years ago — on the cover of the first-anniversary issue of Syracuse Woman Magazine, no less — but she found herself unable...
Art Mart: Local holiday shopping for 67 years
By Alyssa Dearborn There are many reasons why holiday shoppers should consider shopping local. For the shopper, it can mean finding unique gifts and experiencing what one’s community has to offer. But from a small business’s or artisan's perspective, a...
Cover story – Cha McCoy: Finding Communion over Wine
By Norah Machia Have you ever looked over an extensive wine list and felt like you were desperately trying to understand a foreign language? The experience of selecting and tasting wines should be a pleasurable one, and Cha McCoy...
Special feature: Women’s Fund founders built legacy for community’s daughters and granddaughters
By Renee Gadoua Peggy Ogden remembers a woman walking into her office about 25 years ago to contribute to the newly-created Women’s Fund of Central New York. “She said it was the first time she had written a $1,000 check,”...